Product Names
When using MongoDB product names and showing version numbers, use the following guidelines:
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Spell out and properly capitalize MongoDB product and service names. |
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Don't include "MongoDB" in a title unless the page is a product landing page. Use the full MongoDB product name on the first mention in the body text. Subsequent mentions may use the product name without MongoDB. |
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You can refer to some products generically after using the product name. | You can refer to the MongoDB Agent as simply the agent. | ||||||||||||||||||
Don't capitalize an item that a user creates through a MongoDB service. | Users leverage Atlas to create a:
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Don't abbreviate MongoDB names, unless the Legal and Marketing departments have approved. | Never abbreviate S3 Snapshot Store as SSS. | ||||||||||||||||||
Don't use MongoDB names in the possessive form. | Don't write MongoDB's features, but features of MongoDB Community. | ||||||||||||||||||
Don't use MongoDB names as part of a contraction. | Don't write MongoDB's available, but MongoDB is available. | ||||||||||||||||||
Use full, three-digit version numbers when referring to a specific release or feature. Use the two-digit release series when referring to a common feature. | Ops Manager 4.2.13 supports queryable restores for MongoDB 4.2 deployments. |
Examples
Use | Don't use |
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Use Atlas to create a cluster. | Use Atlas to create a Cluster. |
Use Ops Manager to create users. | Use MOM to create Users. |
You can add collections to a database. | You can add MongoDB Collections to a MongoDB Database. |
Atlas supports MongoDB 4.0 or later. | MDB4 is supported. |
Third Party Companies and Products
When using third-party company and product names, use the name as it's used by the third-party. For a list of commonly used third-party names, see Copyrights and Trademarks.